A southern gentleman with northern exposure. Vann spent 15 years at BBDO, starting as an intern and working his way to VP, Creative Director, was the Chief Creative Officer of UniWorld Group, spent 5 years at McCann New York as EVP, Global Executive Creative Director, and became Chief Creative Officer at J. Walter Thompson South. Vann currently serves as executive director of the Brandcenter at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Along his advertising journey, he has worked with some of the world’s leading global brands, such as Shell, American Airlines, Cigna, Lockheed Martin, Coca-Cola, MasterCard, the U.S. Army, AT&T, GE, M&Ms, Snickers, and Visa, and has been recognized with creative honors, including awards at Cannes, the London International Awards, Clio, D&AD, and others.